| Description in Classical Arabic Poetry: Waṣf, Ekphrasis, and Interarts Theory Contributor(s): Motoyoshi Sumi, Akiko (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004129227 ISBN-13: 9789004129221 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $142.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: Arabic Published: October 2003 Annotation: This volume deals with "wa?f or description which is one of the salient characteristics of the "qa??dah (classical Arabic poetry) tradition. The Introduction offers the theoretical background of "wa?f and ekphrasis ("verbal representation of non-verbal texts" in its modern sense) that can be considered a Western counterpart of "wa?f. The main part of the book examines descriptive passages in a selected group of Arabic "qa??dah from different ages (J?hil?, Abbasid, Andalusian) with the motifs of horses, bees and honey-gathering, visual artifacts, performance of song, and architecture. Approaching the Arabic ode in light of modern Western critical theory, including the theories of ekphrasis and of interarts studies, this work is original and innovative, so it leads to a new understanding of a major form of traditional Arabic poetry. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | African - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 892.710 |
| LCCN: 2003057806 |
| Series: Brill Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.4" W x 9.64" (1.40 lbs) 276 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume deals with waṣf or description which is one of the salient characteristics of the qaṣīdah (classical Arabic poetry) tradition. The Introduction offers the theoretical background of waṣf and ekphrasis ("verbal representation of non-verbal texts" in its modern sense) that can be considered a Western counterpart of waṣf. The main part of the book examines descriptive passages in a selected group of Arabic qaṣīdah from different ages (Jāhilī, Abbasid, Andalusian) with the motifs of horses, bees and honey-gathering, visual artifacts, performance of song, and architecture. Approaching the Arabic ode in light of modern Western critical theory, including the theories of ekphrasis and of interarts studies, this work is original and innovative, so it leads to a new understanding of a major form of traditional Arabic poetry. |
